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Elmira College women's ice hockey team scored a 7-2 victory over host Norwich University in Sunday’s consolation game of the East-West Classic at Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vermont.

Special teams came up big for the Elmira College women's ice hockey team, who rebounded with a 7-2 victory over host Norwich University in Sunday’s consolation game of the East-West Classic at Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vermont.

Sophomore Megan Fonfara and senior Olivia Nystrom scored two goals and an assist apiece to lead the Soaring Eagles to their first win of the season.

Elmira, national runners-up last season, had a season-opening 4-1 loss to Adrian College in the tournament on Saturday. Top-ranked and defending national champion Plattsburgh State toppled Adrian, 3-0, in the tournament title game on Sunday.

Fonfara scored power-play goals in the first and third periods, while Nystrom and Johanna Eidensten added shorthanded goals in the consolation win. Freshman defender Kristin Chivers scored the first four points of her collegiate career on a goal and three assists. In all, eight different players registered points. Nystrom and Chivers were named to the East-West Classic All-Tournament Team.

Junior goaltender Kyle Nelson made 15 saves for Elmira (1-1), which was ranked third in Monday’s U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) National Poll.

Elmira will next face SUNY Cortland in its home opener at 7 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Murray Athletic Center Ice Arena.

Women’s basketball

Corning splits opening weekend games: At the MSAC vs. WNYAC Tip-Off Invitational at Tompkins-Cortland Community College in Dryden, the Red Barons scored a 59-51 win over Jamestown CC on Saturday and a 78-63 loss to Niagara County CC on Sunday.

Corning players earn honors: Former Waverly High standout Jordan Raupers was named Mid-State Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Amber Edwards was also named to the All-Conference team. Raupers was voted to the first-team All-Region and Edwards was named second-team All-Region.

Corning coach Emily Andress earned Coach of the Year honors and was named Region III Coach of the Year as well.

Men’s soccer

Corning Community College names coach: CCC soccer alum Adam Robinson will be take over the coaching duties of the Red Baron’s team.

Robinson has served as the head junior varsity coach and varsity assistant coach for the past five years for the Elmira High School soccer team. Prior to that, he was an assistant at Keuka College for nine seasons.

Caleb Johnson was also named to the All-Mid-State Athletic Conference soccer team.